Mwandiya Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Mwandiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 51 | 1:1,038,071 | 45,916 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Mwandiya Demographics
Mwandiya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwandiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwandiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwandiya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwandiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwandiya is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwandiya reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwandiya is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,038,071. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Mwandiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mwandiya surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwandeya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mwandioa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mwandaya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Muandiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwandau | 80 | 468 | / |
| Mwandaj | 80 | 404 | / |
| Mwandaa | 80 | 125 | / |
| Mwandai | 80 | 67 | / |
| Mwandea | 80 | 65 | / |
| Mwandei | 80 | 61 | / |
| Mwanday | 80 | 45 | / |
| Mwandoa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mwandye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muhandiyah | 78 | 11 | / |
| Mbondiya | 75 | 237 | / |
| Mwandaji | 75 | 138 | / |
| Mwandayi | 75 | 63 | / |
| Mbanduya | 75 | 41 | / |
| Mwandoyo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mwandeja | 75 | 6 | / |
| Muanduya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mwandeye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwandoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwandayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwandaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwandije | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mwandaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbandeya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbandaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muhandaya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mwandue | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mbandey | 67 | 8 | / |
| Muandai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muanday | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muandaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbandea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbandai | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwandiya
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